Monday, November 26, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Can't Name The Three Branches Of American Government

Incredibly, Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(D-N.Y.) can’t name the three branches of (American) government even though she
is soon to be in one of them. But
that doesn’t stop her from attempting to recruit more far-left political
candidates. During a conference call with Justice Democrats, a far-left
political group, she remarked, “If we work our butts off to make sure that we
take back all three chambers of Congress—uh, rather all
three chambers of government-- the presidency, the Senate, and the
House in 2020…”

The
three branches of Congress—uh, rather
government—are actually the executive,
legislative and judicial. As any fourth-grader could have told her in years
past. She was 0-for-3! How is that
possible? And the people elected her
in an orgiastic celebration of ignorance!

I
honestly wonder if Ocasio-Cortez could name three world leaders. Or three of
the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution (also known to particularly
pointy-headed types as The Bill of Rights). Could she name three integers?
Could she identify three of the seven continents? Three consonants? Three
senses? I wonder if she could name three state capitals… or three states. Could she identify three of the
seven dwarves, perhaps?

The
esteemed Rep.-elect didn’t even try to feign shame, rather she tweeted out: “Maybe instead of Republicans drooling over
every minute of footage of me in slow-mo, waiting to chop up word slips that I
correct in real-tomd [sic], they actually step up enough to make the argument
they want to make: that they don’t believe people deserve a right to
healthcare.”

Assuming
she meant to write “real-time” instead of “real-tomd,” that reinforces her
complete cluelessness of the three branches of government. She thought evil,
misogynistic Republicans were chiding her for saying “three chambers of Congress,” not “three chambers of government,” rather than for her utter inability to name those three “chambers.”

Republicans
want the best possible healthcare for people, Ms. O-C. They just know how best
to deliver it. There’s one thing I think we can all agree on, however: we’re
all glad you’re not our doctor. Can
you identify three internal organs?

Daily Trivia Quiz Answer

Today's Answer: Andrew Jackson. ("Poll" got so worked up before the service he apparently had to be removed from the premises, as he was cussing long and loud).

Q) What words appear on the front of the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, alongside the likeness of presidents?

A) "Liberty" and "In God We Trust"

An Ode To Life

Appreciate all you have, as it- and you- will soon be gone. Leave no heartfelt words unspoken, no sweet gesture incomplete, no act of love undone. Love your spouse with passion and abandon, your kids with patience and understanding but also a firm guidance. Love also the truth, no matter how hard. If pursued by enough people with enough courage, it really will set us free.

And don't forget, we didn't ask to be born. We didn't create ourselves. We are not gods. There is a higher power.

Fireworks of the Mind

Write It Up

Whence Shall Come Another?

True Then, True Now

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."- Winston Churchill

Time Well Wasted

The power lies within your hands To do with what you may But the hourglass is filled with sands Of endless yesterdays